30 June 2015

(Map) PATH - Toronto's Downtown Underground Pedestrian Walkway

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/ramon-y-cajal-and-the-case-for-drawing-in-science

http://hyperallergic.com/214306/can-an-algorithm-determine-art-historys-most-creative-paintings/

(Video) The Icicle Atlas"

http://www.studio-beat.com/art-news-blog/introducing-anna-sophia-vukovich-digital-artist-in-residence/

http://www.vox.com/2015/3/24/8283199/gun-control-comedy-jefferies

http://www.blogto.com/arts/2015/06/graffiti_artists_let_loose_on_underpass_park/

(Paperback) '100 Ideas that Changed Art'

http://anonhq.com/

http://www.openculture.com/2015/06/the-psychology-of-messiness-creativity.html

"Be ready to receive the inspiration when it comes; be ready to let it go when it vanishes." - Via
"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then, we are up for grabs for the next charlatan (political or religious) who comes rambling along." - Carl Sagan
"These are the days, mid-adventure, that will mean the most to you. Enjoy the journey." - The Universe
"The world of the blind, of the blinded, it seems, can be especially rich in such in-between states—the intersensory, the metamodal—states for which we have no common language." - Oliver Sacks,  'A Neurologist's Notebook, The Mind's Eye: What Blind Men See ', New Yorker (2003)
"Discover your deep inner-self and from that place spread love in every direction." - Amit Ray

26 June 2015

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/what-would-united-states-europe-look-if-all-ice-melted

http://www.midafternoonmap.com/2015/06/the-first-printed-ottoman-map-of

http://math-blog.com

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3047340/evidence/how-your-brain-understands-visual-language

http://googleresearch.blogspot.ca/

(Definition) 'Esolangs' (from "esoteric programming languages") are languages designed for anything apart from practical computing; experiments with programming concepts, conceptual pieces that explore the edges of what a programming language can be, or experiential works one participates in by programming in them. Via

http://hyperallergic.com/212306/faced-with-digital-ubiquity-artists-still-cherish-crafting-materials/

http://anonhq.com/small-911-truth-victory-unknown-to-most-americans-uk-man-won-case-against-bbc-for-911-cover-up/

http://mashable.com/2013/12/11/vine-beginners-guide/

http://www.yogajournal.com/article/practice-section/the-psoas (muscle)

"There is no shame in not knowing, The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behaviour fill the vacuum left by ignorance." -  Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Originality is simply undetected plagiarism." - Often Said  Via
"Mindfulness is the art of staying in the moment. Accepting what is. Because it is already here. Regaining focus, bringing peace and centeredness." - Paul Rinpoche
"Daily, in some small way, dance with your dreams." - TU
"More indigenous territory can be defended and reclaimed by maps than by guns." - Bernard Nietschmann, cultural geographer, 1995

22 June 2015

http://www.berfrois.com/2015/05/maps-are-expressions-not-only-of-power-but-of-desire/

http://twistedsifter.com/2015/06/proportional-pie-chart-of-the-most-spoken-languages/

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/eye-candy-projection-mapping-the-sydney-opera-house

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/06/14/the-science-behind-viral-content

http://www.openculture.com/2015/06/an-introduction-to-the-literary-philosophy-of-marcel-proust.html

(Video) Laser Cutting Tutorial

http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-set-up-a-podcast-instructions-var

We don't run the government ...


(Video) "Abstract W | Cube City" is an art project where converge math, programming and video art (realized with generative code)

http://hyperallergic.com/212341/designers-remix-corporate-logos-to-reflect-human-rights-abuses-in-qatar/

"The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money." - Warren Buffett
"I’d rather be someone’s shot of whiskey than everyone’s cup of tea." - Instagram post
"I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam." - Annie Dillard 
"Any and all forms of separation, disconnects, divides, partings, breakups, and goodbyes, are temporary." - The Universe
" ... and whatever I do / will become forever what I’ve done." - Wislawa Szymborskas   Via

18 June 2015

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/05/29/lies-your-maps-tell-you-reclaim-native-lands

http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/06/03/wanderlust-rebecca-solnit-walking/

(Mentioned) Library Map

http://m.digitaljournal.com/science/experiment-shows-future-events-decide-what-happens-in-the-past

http://hyperallergic.com/212479/artists-reclaim-the-streets-of-one-of-the-worlds-deadliest-cities/


Quebec Digital Residency : http://centresagamie.blogspot.ca
mauscript

The Voynich Manuscript

http://thespiritscience.net/2015/03/26/10-steps-for-successful-lucid-dream/

(Definition) 'brobdingnagian' : of huge size; gigantic; tremendous

http://www.thejunctionsummersolstice.com/

"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself." - Søren Kierkegaard
"Contemporary art’s job is to wreck what came before." - John Waters
"Everything can change so very, very fast. And it usually does." - The Universe
"On how one orients himself to the moment depends the failure or fruitfulness of it." - Henry Miller
"Don’t try to be an artist unless you can work and live in isolation, without any thanks. (Bleak advice, but needed until you get to the much lauded place.)" - Scape Martinez

11 June 2015

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/02/google-maps-gets-africa-wrong

International Borders

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/how-the-brain-chooses-where-to-go/

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/eureka-mapping-the-creative-mind

(see links) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uniform_tiling_73-t0.png

http://hyperallergic.com/208716/the-geometric-origins-of-modern-painting-in-peru

http://www.giftsandoccupations.ca/#!Prototyping-The-Artist-Multiples

https://www.livetrekker.com/LiveTrekker

"If you curb your artistic practice for the state, then you are no longer an artist but have become a maker of propaganda." - Kenneth Laing Herdy
"You'll never peak if you don't allow yourself to valley." - R.B.Wild
"First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others." - lis
"I have gathered a posy of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own." - Montaigne
"The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil." - Marcus Tullius Cicero

08 June 2015

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/05/cdc-death-statistics-states-map

http://inhabitat.com/google-uses-street-view-to-create-an-incredible-library-of-urban-art-around-the-world

http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2009/01/02/how-to-think-about-science-part-1---24-listen/

http://www.pims.math.ca

(Video) Adobe Live Trace Conversion for Laser Cutting (full version)

http://www.designfather.com/time-lapse-walker-new-york-city-artist-jr

http://hyperallergic.com/210518/the-visual-tricks-that-make-a-poster-give-you-pause/

http://www.muralroutes.ca

(Video) Mercer Rant Bill C51

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/style/lets-celebrate-the-art-of-clutter

"The ability to ask unanswerable questions is the hallmark of the human mind." - Hanna Arendt "Interest in the changing seasons is a much happier state of mind than being hopelessly in love with spring." - George Santayana
"In all battles of the heart over the mind, go with your heart (because, truly, it's a lot easier for your mind to catch up with your heart, than for your heart to catch up with your mind)". -  The Universe
"I'm not responsible for making anyone like my art." - R.B. Wild
"A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce

01 June 2015

http://www.berfrois.com/2014/10/maps-thresholds-beaten-tracks/

http://www.flightradar24

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/end-particle-physics-we-know-it-let-s-hope-not

http://panampath.org/events

http://lego.gizmodo.com/legoizer-makes-free-instructions-to-turn-any-photo-into-

(Book review) 'The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload'

(Unsold auction items)  http://www.artbombdaily.com/archive/artwork/available

http://hyperallergic.com/209680/the-most-inspiring-cities-for-young-artists-ranked/

http://www.thejunctionsummersolstice.com/art-installations

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/four-easy-tips-make-your-batteries-last-longer

"Patiently let life happen as it wishes, for an anxious attempt to not miss anything makes you miss everything." - Loretta Kaltenhauser
"... the fleeting moments that we have to make art are what makes art most precious." - Lordy Rodriguez  Via
"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again." - Abraham Maslow
"At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it." - Thich Nhat Hanh
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." - H. L. Mencken